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GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS AND REAL CIRCULATION ON THE ROMANIAN 
SHELF OF THE BLACK SEA

Vasile Diaconu and Ion Nae 
Romanian Marine Research Institute Constantza

Abstract
The geostrophic currents on the 5 dbar surface have been computed 
for the hydrological cruises carried out in March, May and July 1973
and compared with the circulation patterns inferred from current
measurements. The particular problems arising from the use of the
dynamic method on the Romanian continental shelf under the conditions
of unstable current regime and of particular temperature and salinity
structure - due to the significant freshwater inflow and to the
specific features of thermic processes in this region - are also
analysed.